At the start of April, we took a long weekend trip to Okayama to enjoy the Japanese car racing, Super GT 300 and 500. The Japanese are crazy for this series, which features mainly Japanese cars and drivers. Our trip started on the Friday morning. We hopped on the Shinkansen and sped our way up…
Taroko, Day Two.
Day two in Taroko was breathtaking. We took a bus right up through the gorge into the national park. It was a winding 45 minute journey through some of the most dramatic scenery I have ever seen. Our plan was simple, bus up to the top of the main trail through the gorge and the…
Taroko, Day One.
We spent the second half of our trip to Taiwan in Taroko national park. Our arrival to our B&B here was a little unexpected. To get there, it took us a couple of hours on the train South from Taipei, a journey on which we admired beautiful mountains and rural villages. It was therefore unexpected…
As Night Falls on Taiwan
Taiwan is well-known for its night markets. In Taipei, we couldn’t help but visit a few, as we explored the goods and foods they had to offer. Our first experience was in Shilin Night Market, West Taipei. This is notorious for being a tourist trap, where goods are priced higher, and you will come across more…
We’re Going to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo…And Enjoying a Lovely Cuppa
During our holiday in Taiwan we visited Taipei zoo. We were a little worried about conditions at the zoo, but after a swift google, decided to make a visit. On arrival, we swiftly headed towards the Panda zone, to be extremely surprised to find Mr Panda up and about, eating, and showing off. My understanding…
Taiwan (In Pictures)
During March, Dan and I were lucky enough to travel to Taiwan. It was an incredible trip, and one I know we both hope to repeat in the future! We spent five days in the capital of Taipei. We initially planned to travel around more, but later decided that we wanted to soak up this…
The Bright City Lights
Dan and I live close to the large city of Fukuoka, with a booming population of 1.5 million. We are pretty lucky as we can hop on a bus near my main school and arrive in Fukuoka just over an hour later. So, we frequently do… This valentines / just another day to make the…
Coffee Tour Kokura
As we have already established, Dan loves coffee. So, one sunny weekend at the start of the glorious spring season in Japan, we took to Kokura to have a little coffee tour. We started out taking a 1 hour trek through suburbs, past factories, down back allies, to find coffee shop number one. It sat…
Our First Snowboard
On the first weekend of March, we took off on Friday after work in pursuit of snowy pastures. We had a weekend booked at Geihoku Kokusai in Hiroshima prefecture, and a weekend rental of a cottage and snowboarding equipment…the cottage was an excellent pine cottage in the woods style. But without any Gothic horror vibes….
Kagoshima and Coffee
Our long weekend trip to Kagoshima was full of relaxation and coffee shop discovery, as usual! We enjoyed the charismatic streets of Kagoshima. Little alleyways you could meander down and find a nice restaurant or cool bar. We visited several places with no information on the outside, but inside we found colourful spaces and eclectic…